Re: computer capable of running Doom3 at full detail?

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From: The Berzerker
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 19:34

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"pudj" <paddy@@pudg..karoo..co..uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Bootstrap Bill" <wrcousert@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:TuuRc.112385$eM2.104172@attbi_s51...
> > I'm thinking about building a new computer.
> >
> > What would be the minimum configuration for playing Doom 3 with
everything
> > on at the highest resolution?
> >
> >
> > On a related note, back in the days of the voodoo 2, you could use two
of
> > them to nearly double your frame rate. Would it be possible to do the
same
> > thing today with modern graphic cards? Could two cheap cards equal the
> > performance of a top of the line card?
> >
> > -- 
> > Bill Cousert
> > bill@cousert.com
> > www.cousert.com
> >
> >
> > "It's easy enough to be pleasant, when life hums along like a song.
> > But the man worth while is the man who can smile when
> > everything goes dead wrong.".
> >
> acording to this its on its way :)
> http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk/Articles/Graphics/SLI.shtml
>

I too am building a new machine soon...... how long til PCI Express etc is a
'must' from the motherboard? Should I try and pick a mb up with PCI Express
now?

I was just going for the standard 8x AGP...

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